Police said they are dealing with a legitimate burglary ring in the Glenwood neighborhood of Monroeville, where one resident said her glass sliding door was shattered.

Homes are being targeted between the hours of 6 and 10 p.m., and items including jewelry, TVs and other electronics are being taken, Police Chief Doug Cole said.

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"The burglaries are something we've been watching quite heavily," he said.

Carroll Roberts was stunned after coming home Friday evening with her husband and learning that they were victims.

Woman's door shattered

"My husband was sitting on the couch and realized that it was cold in the family room, and glanced over and saw that the whole sliding glass door of our home was actually shattered. That's how they got in," Roberts said. "I initially just froze, and then it was just fear, seeing that someone was actually in a home that we've been living in for the last eight years, and it was just a violation, and then it was just trying to calm down after."

Leslie James said she was "shocked" to learn about the recent burglaries.

"Moving here, I really felt that this was a very safe neighborhood, and Monroeville is a very safe place, and I feel very violated, and I worry about a lot of the single people and older people that live in the neighborhood," James said. "I get nervous going out at night at this point. I'm worried about coming back to it and finding that my house has been violated."

Last week, four homes in the Glenwood subdivision were hit. Since then, Cole said more homes have also been targeted.

Cole said the burglar tried to enter homes in other neighborhoods but was scared off, so those burglary attempts were unsuccessful.

The Monroeville Police Department said it averaged less than 50 burglaries a year between 2000 and 2009 -- but during the past 23 months, that number has shot up to an average of 90 to 100 a year.